Bach: The French Suites
Ewa Mrowca
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815
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1.1
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I. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
3:27 | |||
1.2
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II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
1:52 | |||
1.3
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III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
3:14 | |||
1.4
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IV. Gavotte
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
1:22 | |||
1.5
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V. Air
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:00 | |||
1.6
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VI. Menuet
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
0:56 | |||
1.7
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VII. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:32 | |||
French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813
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1.8
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I. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
3:41 | |||
1.9
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II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:07 | |||
1.10
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III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
3:38 | |||
1.11
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IV. Air
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
1:34 | |||
1.12
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V. Menuetts I & II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:55 | |||
1.13
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VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:34 | |||
French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817
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1.14
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Ia. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
1:40 | |||
1.15
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Ib. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
4:15 | |||
1.16
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II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:08 | |||
1.17
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III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
3:45 | |||
1.18
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IV. Gavotte
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
1:14 | |||
1.19
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V. Menuet polonais
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
1:38 | |||
1.20
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VI. Bourrée
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
1:53 | |||
1.21
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VII. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:52 | |||
1.22
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VIII. Petit menuet
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
1:31 | |||
French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816
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2.1
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I. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
4:27 | |||
2.2
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II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:12 | |||
2.3
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III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
4:43 | |||
2.4
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IV. Gavotte
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
1:13 | |||
2.5
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V. Bourrée
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
1:37 | |||
2.6
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VI. Loure
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:40 | |||
2.7
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VII. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
3:44 | |||
French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812
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2.8
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I. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
4:41 | |||
2.9
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II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:24 | |||
2.10
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III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
3:21 | |||
2.11
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IV. Menuetts I & II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
3:22 | |||
2.12
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V. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
4:44 | |||
French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814
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2.13
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I. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
4:36 | |||
2.14
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II. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:25 | |||
2.15
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III. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
3:38 | |||
2.16
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IV. Anglaise
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
1:40 | |||
2.17
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V. Menuetts I & II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
3:11 | |||
2.18
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VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Ewa Mrowca |
2:23 | |||
Digital Booklet
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Bearing in mind the special pedagogical value of suites, Bach, already a kapellmeister in Köthen, in 1722, began to write Suites pour le Clavessin into his second wife's private musical notebook, entitled Clavier-Büchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach. These were five suites, marked with BWV numbers 812-816, now known as French Suites. There is no certainty as to whether the composer intended to create a cycle of suites or whether he rather wrote them successively for the purpose of improving the harpsichord performance of the young wife. Johann Sebastian Bach would never use the very name French Suites. It first appeared only in 1762, in the notes of Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg (1718-1795), who described the sequence of six suites as a collection under the title VI. Franz. Suiten von reel Herrn Capellm. Bach. In the second half of the 18th century, the name became common in the Berlin circle. In 1802, Johann Nicolaus Forkel (1749-1818) called the cycle French Suites, because, in his opinion, they were composed in the French style. They are performed beautifully here by Ewa Mrowca.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – DUX Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.69 -9.89 to -1.14 | -21.46 -26.44 to -18.31 | -18.08 -22.70 to -14.70 | 12 11 to 13 | |
1.1 | I. Allemande | -6.63 | -22.50 | -19.5 | 11 |
1.2 | II. Courante | -1.72 | -18.36 | -14.9 | 12 |
1.3 | III. Sarabande | -5.88 | -23.27 | -20.3 | 12 |
1.4 | IV. Gavotte | -3.37 | -20.18 | -16.8 | 11 |
1.5 | V. Air | -3.91 | -19.87 | -16.5 | 11 |
1.6 | VI. Menuet | -4.65 | -21.02 | -17.6 | 11 |
1.7 | VII. Gigue | -1.14 | -18.31 | -14.7 | 12 |
1.8 | I. Allemande | -5.70 | -22.18 | -19.1 | 11 |
1.9 | II. Courante | -3.44 | -19.77 | -16.4 | 12 |
1.10 | III. Sarabande | -6.54 | -22.74 | -19.7 | 11 |
1.11 | IV. Air | -4.15 | -19.70 | -16.3 | 11 |
1.12 | V. Menuetts I & II | -5.13 | -21.26 | -18.2 | 11 |
1.13 | VI. Gigue | -2.19 | -19.13 | -15.6 | 12 |
1.14 | Ia. Prélude | -6.26 | -23.23 | -19.8 | 11 |
1.15 | Ib. Allemande | -6.14 | -22.46 | -19.3 | 11 |
1.16 | II. Courante | -2.43 | -19.72 | -16.1 | 12 |
1.17 | III. Sarabande | -5.06 | -23.02 | -19.6 | 12 |
1.18 | IV. Gavotte | -3.18 | -21.35 | -17.7 | 11 |
1.19 | V. Menuet polonais | -9.11 | -25.37 | -21.8 | 11 |
1.20 | VI. Bourrée | -3.55 | -20.10 | -16.6 | 12 |
1.21 | VII. Gigue | -3.69 | -19.53 | -16.0 | 11 |
1.22 | VIII. Petit menuet | -9.89 | -26.44 | -22.7 | 12 |
2.1 | I. Allemande | -7.04 | -23.30 | -20.1 | 11 |
2.2 | II. Courante | -2.77 | -19.16 | -15.6 | 11 |
2.3 | III. Sarabande | -5.85 | -23.48 | -20.4 | 12 |
2.4 | IV. Gavotte | -5.14 | -20.70 | -17.1 | 11 |
2.5 | V. Bourrée | -3.63 | -20.62 | -17.1 | 12 |
2.6 | VI. Loure | -5.21 | -23.37 | -20.0 | 13 |
2.7 | VII. Gigue | -2.41 | -18.68 | -15.1 | 11 |
2.8 | I. Allemande | -6.00 | -23.39 | -20.2 | 12 |
2.9 | II. Courante | -2.30 | -19.40 | -15.8 | 12 |
2.10 | III. Sarabande | -5.87 | -22.52 | -19.1 | 12 |
2.11 | IV. Menuetts I & II | -6.32 | -22.38 | -19.2 | 11 |
2.12 | V. Gigue | -1.76 | -20.77 | -17.2 | 13 |
2.13 | I. Allemande | -6.04 | -23.57 | -20.3 | 12 |
2.14 | II. Courante | -3.42 | -20.77 | -17.3 | 12 |
2.15 | III. Sarabande | -6.86 | -24.34 | -21.2 | 12 |
2.16 | IV. Anglaise | -4.42 | -20.72 | -17.2 | 11 |
2.17 | V. Menuetts I & II | -5.79 | -22.80 | -19.5 | 11 |
2.18 | VI. Gigue | -2.82 | -19.07 | -15.4 | 12 |